Parent Resources

Pediatrician KENNETH GINSBURG talks about the importance of play in children's development and how it helps kids and teens build resilience. Ginsburg is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and practices adolescent medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
NPR: School, Study, SATs: No Wonder Teens Are Stressed - This is the season of college applications and high-stakes entrance exams. Tens of thousands of teenagers are pushing hard to do well. Many, though, are overworked, overscheduled and overstressed – and it's taking a toll on the mental health and development of a number of teens.
WHYY's Radio Times Broadcast - ALISSA QUART, author of Hothouse Kids, takes a look inside the lives of super-smart and accomplished children.

Creating and raising "gifted" children has become an industry. What is a "gifted" child and what are the pressures truly "gifted" children face?